This is pretty clear cut bid bot abuse. Your dates don't even match! And this is one of the first things we want new users to see?

@brandonfrye, please remove your upvote from this as well. I have also requested the same from the owner of @appreciator (Blue Mist) on Discord.

Please, highly recommend unvote + blacklist this user for attempting to pull this stunt.

Personally, I would not refund them for negative reinforcement against this type of behavior and to send a message to others trying to sneak in garbage like this to Trending.

Flagged for bid bot abuse. @steemflagrewards